Kenwood HTB-353 Quick Connect Manual

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Congratulations!The HTB-353 and HTB-253 Home Theater System will make watch-ing movies at home more fun than ever. To connect your speakers tothe receiver follow the instructions on this sheet. To learn how tooperate your receiver please read and follow the instruction manualincluded in the receiver’s box. If you’re also connecting other equip-ment, such as a TV, VCR, DVD player, CD player or other sourcecomponent, use the receiver’s manual in combination with the man-uals that came with those components.Note that although the HTB-353 and HTB-253 have differentreceivers, their connections and operation are identical.Placing Your SpeakersPlace the speakers as shown in the diagram below. While you’re set-ting the speakers up, keep these points in mind:• If the subwoofer causes discoloration of the TV picture, move itaway from the TV until the discoloration disappears.• Since the center speaker is magnetically shielded, you can place itright on top of the TV without worrying about picturediscoloration.• You can hang the speakers on the wall using heavy-duty picture-hangers.• Placing the subwoofer next to a wall yields more deep bass out-put than placing it away from a wall. Placing the subwoofer in acorner yields the deepest bass output overall.Connecting Your SpeakersImportant: Do not plug the receiver and subwoofer’s powercords into AC outlets until you have properly connected all ofthe speakers.Connect the speakers as shown in the main diagram.In each case, connect the colored speaker wire to the redterminals on the speaker and receiver, and connect the black speak-er wire to the black terminals on the speaker and receiver.To make connecting the speakers easier, we have color-coded thespeaker wire and the terminals on the speakers, labeled the termi-nals on the receiver, and pre-stripped the insulation from the ends ofthe wire.The subwoofer connects to the receiver using the black audio cable:• Connect one end of the black audio cable to the input connectoron the subwoofer labeled L/MONO, and connect the other end tothe connector on the receiver labeled SUBWOOFER PRE OUT.Using your SubwooferYour SW-22HT subwoofer has features that make it easy to set upand use.Auto Shutoff switchThe subwoofer’s Auto Shutoff feature will put the subwoofer intoStandby when you’re not using it and turn it On again when youuse your system. (When the subwoofer is On the indicator on itsrear panel glows green. When the subwoofer is in Standby the indi-cator glows red.) If you want the subwoofer to be on all the time,set the Auto Shutoff switch to Off. If you will not be using your sys-tem for an extended period of time we recommend that you turnthe subwoofer’s power switch Off.Quick Connect GuideHTB-353/HTB-253Crossover KnobSince your receiver has a built-in crossover (circuitry that separates the bass fromthe rest of the sound) on its subwoofer output, set the subwoofer’s Crossoverknob to 125Hz. This will minimize any interference between the two crossovers.Volume ControlInitially, set the subwoofer’s volume knob to the 11 o’clock position. During normaloperation you will use the receiver’s subwoofer volume control to change the sub-woofer volume. (This is much more convenient than having to reach behind thesubwoofer to turn its volume knob every time you want to adjust its volume.) Ifthe receiver’s subwoofer volume control won’t go loud or soft enough, re-adjustthe subwoofer’s volume knob to compensate. See the receiver’s instruction manualfor details on using the receiver’s subwoofer volume control.Balancing the SpeakersYou can use your ears to balance the volume levels of all the system’s speakers foryour room and listening position. When all of the speakers are set at the same vol-ume level, your system will create a more realistic, spacious surround sound envi-ronment.1. Sit in the place where you will be watching movies. Eliminate as many externalnoises as possible.2. Turn the receiver’s volume control up to between -20dB and -15dB. For greatestaccuracy, the level balancing should be done at a moderately loud listening level.3. Press the SETUP button on the remote twice. The display will read FRNT LRG.Press either of the MULTI CONTROL buttons once so the display reads FRNT NML.This sends the bass from the front speakers to the subwoofer.4. Press the SETUP button 3 more times until the display reads Lch 0dB, the leftspeaker icon flashes and you hear test noise circulate from speaker to speaker.(The display will change and the speaker icons will flash to indicate whichspeaker is playing the test noise.)5. Using the left front speaker as a reference, carefully listen to the volume level ofthe noise through the different speakers. If the noise is much louder or softerthrough one speaker than it is through the left front speaker, wait until the dis-play shows that speaker and press the upper MULTI CONTROL button on theremote. The test noise will stay in that speaker. Using the MULTI CONTROL buttons,adjust the speaker’s volume until it’s the same as the left front speaker.6. Repeat Step 5 for each speaker except the subwoofer until they all play at thesame volume level.7. Due to the way humans hear, the test noise through the subwoofer will notsound as loud as it really is. Because of this, you cannot use the test noise toproperly set the level of the subwoofer. To set the subwoofer level, listen tofamiliar music or films that have strong bass content and adjust the subwooferlevel until it sounds balanced with the rest of the speakers. (The subwoofer testnoise is designed to be used with a sound pressure level meter for balancing.)8. Do not be concerned with the volume setting readout on the display whileyou’re doing the balancing: this is for reference purposes only. Once you havebalanced all the speakers you should write each speaker’s volume setting downfor reference.Setting the Speaker DistancesThis last step adjusts the timing of all the speakers so that their sound arrives atthe listening location at the proper time.1. Measure the distance from each speaker to the seat you will be sitting in. Writethe distances down.2. Press the SETUP button on the remote one more time. The display will read10FT 3.0M, and the left and right speaker icons will be flashing.3. Press the MULTI CONTROL buttons until the display matches the distance from yourleft and right speakers to your listening position.4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each speaker in your system.5. When you’ve finished setting the speaker distances, press the SETUP buttonagain. The display will show the tuner readout.(HTB-453 Quick-Connect Guide on other side)

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